Seven Days: Vermont's Independent Voice

The Show Must Go On

When a blizzard hit Burlington last March, causing a blackout, violinist Soovin Kim played Bach’s Chaconne to a few loyal audience members in the dark. Now the young musician kicks off the Vermont Symphony Orchestra’s Masterworks Series — this time, in the limelight he deserves. Since picking up the bow at age 4, Kim has played with the Vermont Youth Orchestra, studied at the Curtis Institute of Music and released five recordings, running the musical gamut from Bach’s classics to contemporary compositions. This Saturday, he’ll join VSO Music Director Jaime Laredo and Principal Oboist Nancy Dimock in Sibelius’ Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Minor, Schumann’s Rhenish, and David Ludwig’s Radiance. This is a must-see.